Isak and Liverpool XI / Collage: Tribuna.com/ Photo: Getty Images
Premier League leaders and reigning champions Liverpool head to Turf Moor on Sunday to face newly-promoted Burnley in the first fixture of the weekend’s action.
Arne Slot’s side, the only team with a perfect record after three games, aim to win their first four matches for just the third time in the Premier League era, following 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns that saw them finish second with 97 points and champions, respectively.
would also mark the third consecutive season a reigning champion starts with four wins, a first in English top-flight history.
Liverpool’s £446 million summer spending, highlighted by the £125 million deadline-day signing of Alexander Isak, has only amplified their attacking threat.
The Reds have scored in 37 straight Premier League matches—their best-ever streak—and face Burnley, who have lost 14 of 18 previous meetings, including the last six at home.
Eight of Liverpool’s last nine trips to Turf Moor have ended in victory, making a ninth highly probable on paper, especially with tougher fixtures against Atletico Madrid and Everton looming.
Isak, despite his record-breaking move, is likely to start on the bench after playing just 18 minutes for Sweden against Kosovo.
Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo’s form—Ekitike with three goals, Gakpo scoring internationally—makes it tough for Slot to alter the attacking lineup.
Ibrahima Konaté returns fit from international duty, but Jeremie Frimpong and Curtis Jones remain sidelined.
Here’s Liverpool’s best XI to face Burnley, with Isak biding his time:
